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China's Chang'e 6 robotic probe completed the most important part of its lunar adventure on Tuesday morning when its ascender, carrying samples collected over two days in a sealed container, lifted off from the moon's far side. ▲ A simulation at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center shows the Chang'e 6 ascender, carrying lunar rock and dust samples, lifting off from the moon's far side on Tuesday morning. JIN LIWANG/XINHUA/CHINA DAILY The ascender — one of the four major components of the unmanned spacecraft — started its ascent engine at 7:38 am and flew for about six minutes before reaching lunar orbit, according to the China National Space Administration. The return of the ascender to lunar orbit marks the successful completion of the first sampling and liftoff operations on the moon's far side by any country, the space administration said. The Chang'e 6 probe, which represents the world's first attempt to bring samples from the lunar far side back to Earth, was launched by a L
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